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Early bird gets the germs...
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Our detail shop sanitizes the car with ozone and steam
in the detail process. Is everyone else doing this? We have
increased prices to reflect the added service. - Waxman
No, we do not offer this service with our full service washes.
We are an express but have a full service option. The only
sanitizing we have implemented is a bottle of hand sanitizer
on the complementary towel/glass cleaner/fragrance carts
and we wipe down the vacuum nozzle every so often.
- jasonHTCW
I think you are missing out on an opportunity to provide a
more thorough service, while making extra money giving the
customer what they want. - Waxman
Full steam ahead!
At our detailing center, we used to use extractors, brushes,
and a dual headed polisher attached with carpet brushes
to remove stains. The outcome was generally positive with
most -- if not all -- stains getting removed, but we ended up
with soaking wet carpets from the amount of "steam" the
extractors spray. I should really say hot water. However, we
switched over to using an actual steam generator and use it
for all of our stains and even leather (to remove that nasty
grime) and it has done wonders! There is significantly less
moisture after the cleaning and it lifts up dirt and grime even
from other surfaces that only need to be wiped down without
any chemicals. Are there other believers out there? - DPX22
Yes. I have a Mytee steamer I really love… - Waxman
When I had my detail shop we loved the steam machine. A
big bonus is that you can disinfect the steering wheel which
tests have shown has more germs than a toilet seat. - Soapy
So I average around 270 on weekdays and 360 on Saturdays
and maybe around 200 on Sundays with full service around
10% of the business. Let me see what this looks like with the
additional service. Are you charging an additional fee or is
this included in a particular package? What type of equipment
are you using? - JasonHTCW
We raised detailing prices by $30 to sanitize every car. We
use a Rainbowair Ozone machine and a Mytee steamer.
- Waxman
From what I have determined from my research is that you
might also need to use a bacteria-killing chemical, similiar
to what is used in resturants in their kitchens to wipe hard
surfaces down and spray on the carpets and fabric upholsteries
and headliners. - Buda
I love watching an extractor with a clear head pull gunk out
of an interior. I know I have been seeing lower moisture
options for the extractors like Mytee's dry tool. Anyone have
experience with them? - Greg Pack
I actually used to work the interior of my cars by myself, as
I really love them and I do not really trust anyone to touch
them. However, since I do not have that much time even
during the weekends, I am actually sending the cars to the
local detailing center, so they would do it all. I must say that
the steamer was probably the thing that I liked the most, and
just like someone said above, I started to use it even more
during the pandemic as a disinfect with almost anything
inside the car. The guys from https://www.newportnewsmobiledetailing.com/
are actually doing a really great job, they
are the only ones I actually trust with my cars (for a couple
of hours, not more). - Ireul
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